News from September 2010
Defamation, breach of contract suit against Country Mutual settles for $455,000
Ruth A defamation and breach of contract case that netted a Granite City man $190,000 after a May trial this year has ended, with the insurer paying out $455,000 to settle the case.
Study: Medical liability costs $55.6 billion annually
Mello A new study by Harvard University researchers shows that medical liability costs totaled 2.4 percent of annual health care spending in the U.S., or $55.6 billion per year, in 2008.
Matoesian to open wrongful death trial Monday
Matoesian A wrongful death suit filed by the family of a Highland man who died when the car he was a passenger in was hit by a train in August 2007 is set for trial Monday.
Stack denies Norfolk Southern's second try to move suit to Macoupin County
Stack A personal injury suit filed by a man struck by a train after the Staunton homecoming three years ago will stay in Madison County.
Plaintiff nets $35,000 in dram shop case against Regal Beagle
Hylla An Ottawa, Ill., man won $35,000 from a Godfrey tavern as the trial of a dram shop case stemming from a 2008 bar fight ended.
Federal judge's wife part of legal team in suit against atrazine makers
BENTON – Class action lawyers suing manufacturers of weed killer atrazine in federal court added a federal judge's wife to their legal team this year.
Retention panel selected for Magistrate Judge Frazier
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has announced the appointment of a merit retention panel for the purpose of examining the retention of U.S. Magistrate Judge Philip M. Frazier, whose current term expires May 7, 2011.
Former Goldenberg attorney alleges misconduct in Hartford fee battle
Ruth Jeannine Kelly, seeking millions in fees from settlements of refinery pollution suits, claims to possess a document that proves misconduct at the Goldenberg Heller firm.
Route 15 driver sues three others for injuries suffered in rear-end collision
A driver is suing three others for injuries he allegedly suffered in a rear-end collision on Illinois Route 15.
Settlement conference set in medical malpractice suit
A medical malpractice and wrongful death suit against an Edwardsville nursing home and local hospital over the treatment provided to a woman with pressure sores may be over.
Stack to hear re-argument of transfer motion in suit against Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. will once again argue to have a personal injury suit transferred from Madison County to Macoupin County.
Testimony concludes in Regal Beagle dram shop case; closing arguments Thursday
Hylla Jurors heard opening statements and testimony from both sides in the trial of a dram shop suit against a Godfrey tavern Wednesday after jury selection took up the day before.
Motorcyclist sues Keeley and Sons after losing control on asphalt
A Du Quoin man says an asphalt company's allegedly shoddy work is to blame for his motorcycle crash.
Mom sues ATV manufacturer Yamaha and owners over explosion
A Minnesota woman is suing a Coulterville couple and Yamaha after an ATV gas tank explosion burned her son.
Waterloo rear-end accident causes injuries, suit claims
A St. Clair County woman seeks more than $50,000 in damages after she claims she sustained injuries in a collision with a driver who rear-ended her.
Callis to hear doctors' motion to dismiss fetal wrongful death case
Callis A Madison County judge is set to hear moves by two area obstetrician-gynecologists to throw out a wrongful death suit brought by a patient who claims her baby died before birth.
Jury selection under way in Regal Beagle dram shop trial
A Madison County personal injury trial involving a Godfrey tavern opened Tuesday with a day-long jury selection in a case expected to last three days.
East St. Louis woman sued after allegedly hitting three pedestrians
An East St. Louis woman is being sued by the three people she allegedly hit with her car.
Lee Maids worker sued over car accident
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended a vehicle while she was riding in its back seat.
Madison County asbestos motion docket: Sept. 13-17
Monday, September 13